{"id":130,"date":"2012-06-14T05:28:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T11:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.195.124.95\/~redletu4\/i-once-was-lost-but-now\/"},"modified":"2012-06-14T05:28:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-14T11:28:00","slug":"i-once-was-lost-but-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidrupert\/i-once-was-lost-but-now\/","title":{"rendered":"I once was lost, but now . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
\nHave you ever looked back at life, and wondered where the time went? It sometimes feels like it has been whisked away to the black hole of forever. But if I were to stretch out all the events on a timeline, I would realize that I have lived a full life, a good life. While I had some dark years, none of it has been wasted.<\/span>

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Without even trying, I\u2019ve gained years of growth and wisdom. I am at a place now where I am comfortable with the world, my place in life, and my future. I no longer feel the angst and swirl of emotions.\u00a0 It is what it is. <\/i>That\u2019s not fatalism. That\u2019s just reality and trust.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\nThere are some negative things that pop up in my mind every day, things that were lost, only to be found again. The\u00a0contentment is in finding satisfaction in both.<\/span>

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I\u2019ve gained love, and lost it.<\/span><\/div>\n

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I\u2019ve gained friends, and lost them too.<\/span><\/div>\n

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I\u2019ve gained wisdom, only to chuck it away in one foolish act.<\/span><\/div>\n

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But in every instance, I\u2019ve been refreshed and renewed by a God who seems vitally interested in me. What I lost, I have now found ten fold.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n

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It almost seems that the balance of life constantly has the fresh water pouring in while the old stale water dribbling over the edges.<\/span><\/div>\n

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I am the penny that rolled into the corner. And the woman, Jesus taught, swept diligently until she found it. C<\/span>overed in dust and hidden in the darkness, who would have cared But there was joy in the presence of the angels when I was found.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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It is a mystery that I will never understand. But like the homely puppy rescued from the pound, I\u2019ll never again take for granted the profound love that has been shown to me by others, and by God.<\/span><\/div>\n
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To be found is a wonderful thing<\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n
Please, share with a friend if you feel moved.
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